uniformizar

English translation: homogenize; standardise/standardize

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Spanish term or phrase:	uniformizar
English translation:	homogenize; standardise/standardize
Entered by:	Mónica Algazi

16:40 Oct 14, 2017

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Education

Spanish term or phrase: uniformizar

Context:

Carli (2010), quien relata la trayectoria en [name of country] en los siglos XIX y XX, plantea que la escolaridad de los niños buscaba instaurar procesos de disciplinamiento y * uniformizar * las distintas identidades infantiles en el marco de la escuela pública.

Can you think of an alternative to "standardise" for a subtly negative nuance? TIA!

Mónica Algazi KudoZ activity Questions: 741 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 9229 Uruguay
Local time: 20:50

homogenize

Explanation:
Google's dictionary gives as an example "Hollywood is homogenizing American cinema".

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philgoddard
United States

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4 +5

homogenize

philgoddard

treat all the ... the same

Muriel Vasconcellos

standardiz[s]e

Chema Nieto Castañón

assimilate/regiment

Alex Ossa

harmonize

Ashok Pipal

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10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

homogenize

Explanation:
Google's dictionary gives as an example "Hollywood is homogenizing American cinema".

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32

Grading comment

Thank you all!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Phil!

2 hrs confidence:

treat all the ... the same

Explanation:
Maybe restructure the phrase. This would give it a slightly negative tone.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 16:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 305

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, Muriel.

6 hrs confidence:

standardiz[s]e

Explanation:
This is your best option here.
There is nothing intrinsically negative in uniformizar; it is the specific context that brings the negative nuance -to both, uniformizar and standardize.

Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 01:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Saltasebes.

11 hrs confidence:

assimilate/regiment

Explanation:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/assimilate Def. 2

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/regiment Verb form

Alex Ossa
Chile
Local time: 19:50
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you Alex.

14 hrs confidence:

harmonize

Explanation:
Another option.

Ashok Pipal
Local time: 05:20
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Ashok.

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